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Unit 3
Period 2 Reading and thinking
Culture and Cuisine
1. From the quote “You are what you eat.”, we can conclude the following sentences except_____
A. Healthy eating makes us healthy.
B. Cuisine has nothing to do with culture.
C. Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
D. The kind of food we eat is related to our personality, character and culture.
Choosing Choose the correct one in each question according to the passage.
B
2. How does the passage mainly develop
A. By citing quotes.
B. By making comparisons.
C. By following the order of importance.
D. By following the order of time and space.
D
3. What did the author think of the Chinese food
A. It could be consumed everywhere.
B. It combined recipes throughout the world.
C. It showed the kindness and friendliness of the Chinese.
D. It always consists of peppers and is stuffed with sliced onions.
C
4. Why does the author write this passage
A. To inform us how various Chinese cuisines reflect the Chinese culture.
B. To recommend exceptional and elegant Chinese food.
C. To share his experience prior to coming to China.
D. To instruct us to become a chef.
A
8 Chinese Cuisines
Guessing
Chinese: 鲁菜
Popular in: China’s Shandong Province and Southern Liaoning Province
Features: umami, salty, sweet and sour flavors; using much soup, scallion, ginger and garlic; good at cooking sea food
Originated in the Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 476 BC), Lu cuisine is the only self-originated cuisine among 8 Chinese cuisines which has the longest history of 2,500 years, hence seen as the No. 1 of 8 great cuisines of China. Shandong dishes pay much attention to the quality and natural taste of food. Soup and scallion are key seasonings and sea food plays a crucial role in Shandong cuisine. Most Shandong dishes taste fresh, umami and moderately salty.
Notable Shandong Dishes: Sweet and Sour Carp, Braised Sea Cucumber with Scallion, Braised Intestines in Brown Sauce, Braised Prawns in Oil, Steamed Stuffed Tofu, Dezhou Braised Chicken, Caramel Sweet Potato, Omelet Chicken Slices, Four Joy Meatballs…
Shandong Cuisine
Chinese: 川菜
Popular in: China’s Sichuan Province, Chongqing
Features: hot and spicy, mouth-numbing; using a lot of pepper, chili, garlic, and Pixian bean chili paste.
Originated in Southwest China, Sichuan cuisine is the most popular cuisine in China. Sichuan dishes are famous with its spicy, pungent and hot flavor and red color. Sichuan chefs prefer seasonings like various pepper and chili, garlic and broad bean paste which is the soul of Sichuan dishes.Hot Pot is the most popular Sichuan dish in China and is the first choice when dining together with friends.
Notable Sichuan Dishes:Kung Pao Chicken,Ma Po Tofu,Dandan Noodles,Fish-Flavored Shredded Pork, Sliced Pork in Hot Chili Oil, Sliced Beef and Ox Organs in Chili Sauce
Sichuan Cuisine
Chinese: 湘菜
Popular in: China’s Hunan Province
Features: spicy, hot, salty; preference for chili & fermented soya beans; dark dish color
Originated in Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 - 256 BC), Hunan cuisine, also Xiang cuisine, is another cuisine popular throughout China with the spicy taste. Hunan dishes are even hotter and spicier than Sichuan cuisine since they have even more dried or fresh chili in dishes. Hunan people also invent sour and spicy taste and numb and spicy taste, and they like pickled and preserved vegetables and meats very much.
Notable Hunan Dishes: Steamed Fish Head with Chopped Chili, Steamed Preserved Meat, Chairman Mao’s Red Braised Pork, Fried Pork with Chili, Tasty Lobster, Changsha Stinky Tofu, Hunan Rice Noodles, Spicy Salted Duck
Hunan Cuisine
Zhejiang Cuisine
Chinese: 浙菜
Popular in: China’s Zhejiang Province
Features: light and fresh, crisp and tender; good at controlling fire heat; prefer yellow wine as special seasoning
Popular in Zhejiang, Zhejiang cuisine is often lightly seasoned with appealing appearance. Zhejiang cuisine chefs prefer fresh food materials like sea food, freshwater fishes, and vegetables in season and they are extremely strict in the selection of raw materials. In addition, Zhejiang cuisine is well-known for its varied cooking methods and frying is the most frequently used.
Notable Zhejiang Dishes: West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy, Fried Shrimps with Longjing Tea, Dongpo Pork, Braised Bamboo Shoot, Deep-Fried Beancurd Rolls Stuffed with Minced Tenderloin, Sliced Lotus Root with Sweet Sauce,West Lake Beef Soup, Steamed Pork with Rice Flour in Lotus Leaves
Lead-in Culture and Cuisine
Look , Discuss
and Think
1. Where do you think this photo was
taken
2. What is happening in this photo
3. Have you ever visited this place or
a place like it
4. What was it like
5. What kind of lives do these people
lead
6. How are their lives similar to or
difterent from that of your own
一. Read the text quickly and finish the following tasks.
1. What's the main idea of the passage
A. You are what you eat.
B. Most famous foods in China.
C. My experiences of food and culture in China.
D. My exciting journey in China.
2. According to the passage, what can't be shown in the food you eat
A. Your personality. B. Your figure.
C. Your character. D. Your culture.
3. What is the most famous food in Shandong
A. Boiled dumplings. B. Roasted meat.
C. Stewed noodles. D. Pancake rolls.
4. Why do people in Xinjiang prefer their food to be cooked over an open fire
A. Because they like the flavour of boiled or roasted meat.
B. Because they traditionally wandered the open range on horses.
C. Because that way of cooking can bring the people together.
D. Because that way of cooking can show their character.
Topic (Para.1)
__________________
“You are what you eat.”
Body (Para.2 — Para.6 )
My _________________ with Chinese food.
Conclusion (Para.7)
________________________________________
different experiences
Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.
Topic Paragraph
5. What is the author's opinion about culture and cuisine
A. Cuisine has nothing to do with culture.
B. The foods a person eats can reflect his personality vividly.
C. Culture and cuisine are closely related to each other.
D. Cuisine only shows what people grow or raise in their region.
二. Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para.1　　 A. Famous food in Xinjiang.
Para.2 B. Famous food in Shandong.
Para.3 C. Experience of food in South China.
Para.4 D. Culture and cuisine go hand in hand.
Para.5 E. Experience of Chinese dish in America.
Para.6 F. Experience of Sichuan food in Beijing.
Para.7 G. What we eat can represent our personality, character and
culture.
G
E
F
B
A
C
D
Skimming
Fill in the table below
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish
America Chinese food changed to suit American tastes
Beijing
Shandong
Northwest China
South China
Central China Henan cuisine
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
America
Chinese food changed to suit American tastes
General Tso's chicken
Americans love bold, simple flavours and are not afraid to try new food
Beijing
Sichuan cuisine
dishes with Sichuan peppercorns
People there offered them good friendship
Shangdong
Shandong cuisine
boiled dumplings served with vinegar; pancake rolls stuffed with sliced Chinese green onions
Family is important to the people there
Place Kind of Chinese food Typical dish People or culture
Northwest China
Xinjiang and Inner Mongolian cuisine
boiled or roastered meat, such as lamb kebab
People there tradtionally wandered the open range on horses so their traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.
South China
Guangdong cuisine
dim sum
Central China
Henan cuisine
stewed noodles
Through food Chinese people everywhere show friendship and kindness.
Why are there so many cuisines in China
Different regions
Different weather conditions
Different cultures
cause
effect
Different histories
…
After-reading Ability Improvement
Ⅰ.阅读判断
判断以下句子提供的信息是正确，还是错误，还是没有提及。
1．Brillat Savarin thought that people are what they eat.（ ）
A．Right.　 B．Wrong. C．Not mentioned.
2．General Tso's chicken in America is an authentic Chinese
recipe.（ ）
A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Not mentioned.
3．The writer really experienced authentic Chinese food in
America.（ ）
A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Not mentioned.
A
B
B
After-reading Ability Improvement
Ⅰ.阅读判断
判断以下句子提供的信息是正确，还是错误，还是没有提及。
4．The writer found that family is important to the people in
Shandong Province.（ ）
A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Not mentioned.
5．The writer intended to leave China for Japan to enjoy
wonderful food there.（ ）
A．Right. B．Wrong. C．Not mentioned.
A
C
四. Match the causes to the effects below, then find more examples from the text.
The flavor preference of Americans often differ from those of the Chinese.
We had no idea how to order food.
These groups traditionally wandered the open range on horses.
A. The chef just began filling our table with the best food we had ever eaten.
B. The traditional foods are what you can cook over an open fire.
C. Chinese food in America is changed to suit American tastes.
C
A
B
More examples:
1. Family is important to the people in North China.
2. You experience the food of the culture.
Making dumplings has always been a family affair with everyone -- from the youngest to the oldest -- joining to help.
You get to know the people.
After-reading Ability Improvement
Ⅲ.读后续写微技能——地理位置
A．阅读文中含有地理位置的语句。
1．When my family and I had just arrived in China，we went
looking for a good place to eat in Beijing.
2．We soon moved to Shandong Province in the eastern part
of North China.
3．It has become a favourite traditional dish of the people in
North China.
4．Then we moved to northern Xinjiang.
After-reading Ability Improvement
B．判断下列句子是否为表示地理位置的句子。
1．Our travels then took us to South China，and then on to central China.( )
2．In each place we went，we experienced wonderful local dishes，from Guangdong's elegant dim sum—small servings of food in bamboo steamers—to the exceptional stewed noodles in Henan. ( )
3．However，Brillat Savarin was actually referring to our personality，character，and culture. ( )
4．Prior to coming to China，my only experience with Chinese cooking was in America，with Chinese food that had been changed to suit American tastes.( )
5．The food was wonderful and different，but what was even more important was the friendship offered us. ( )
T
T
T
F
F
Read for summary
Topic: You are what you eat.
Chinese food in _________
Chinese food in _________
Chinese food in _________
Chinese food in ________
Chinese food in __________ and Henan
America
Shandong
Xinjiang
Guangdong
Beijing
Conclusion: culture and cuisine go hand in hand.
五. post-reading
According to the French author Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin,
　 　 we eat can show our personality, character, and culture. Chinese cuisine is a good example. Prior to 　 　(come) to China, I only experienced Chinese food that 　 (change) to suit American tastes. America's most popular Chinese dish is General Tso's chicken, which tells us a lot about us Americans.
When I came to Beijing, a friend recommended a Sichuan restaurant where we had the 　 　 (please) of experiencing an entirely new taste: Sichuan peppercorns. What was even__________ 　 　 (important) was the friendship offered us.
what
coming
had been changed
pleasure
more important
In Shandong, I liked boiled dumplings 　 　 (serve) with vinegar best. I observed that family is important to the people there. In northern Xinjiang, I enjoyed boiled or roasted meat.
Everywhere we went, we experienced 　 (wonder) local dishes. Although the food was as 　 　　　 (vary) as the people, Chinese people everywhere show friendship and 　 　 (kind) through food. From my experiences, I know that culture and cuisine go hand in hand, and if you do not experience one, you can never　 　　 (real) know the other.
served
wonderful
varied/various
kindness
really
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